**Document:** Officer Planning Report Recommendation
**Application:** 08/00347/B — Erection of conservatory
**Decision:** Permitted
**Decision Date:** 2008-04-25
**Parish:** Lonan
**Document Type:** report / officer_report
**Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/84785-lonan-fairdale-croit-e-quill-road-conservatory/documents/1521784

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# Officer Planning Report Recommendation

**Application No.:** 08/00347/B
**Applicant:** Mr \& Mrs Levitt
**Proposal:** Erection of conservatory
**Site Address:** Fairdale Croit E Quill Road Laxey Isle Of Man IM4 73H ### Considerations Case Officer : Mr Chris Balmer
**Expected Decision Level:** Delegated Decision Senior DC Officer ### Written Representations ### Consultations Consultee : Highways Division Notes : Consultee : Lonan Parish Commissioners Notes: Approve Consultee : Manx Electricity Authority Notes: Note received Consultee : Drainage Division Notes: No objection

### Officer's Report

Site The site represents the residential curtilage of Fairdale, Croit E Quill Road, Laxey, which is a single storey detached property, located on the western side of Croit E Quill Road.

Land Use Zoning The site has been zoned under the Laxey and Lonan Local Plan as being within an area of predominately residential use, the site is not within a Conservation Area.

## Proposal

The application seeks approval for the erection of a conservatory to the rear elevation. The extensions would have a width of 9.2 m , a depth of 3.2 m and a maximum height of 3 m .

### Representations

### Lonan Parish Commissioners:-

No objection

The Drainage Division makes no comment on the merit of the proposed development but request that an informative note be attached to any approval decision notice.

The Manx Electricity Authority makes no comment on the merit of the proposed development but request that an informative note be attached to any approval decision notice.

We have received no privately written representations objecting to the application.

### Assessment / recommendation

The proposal is a modest sized extension, initially there was concern that the proposal would result in possible overlooking resulting in a loss of privacy of the neighbouring property Stonehenge. However after visiting the site it became apparent that this concern would not occur due to the significant difference in ground level between the two neighbouring properties (Stonehenge ground level approx 1.5 metres higher) and due to the existing boundary treatment along the southern boundary of the applicant property.

For these reasons the proposal would be appropriate in this location and therefore my recommendation is for an approval.

### Party Status

I consider that the following meet the criteria of Government Circular 1/06 and should be afforded interested party status:

Lonan Parish Commissioners
Highway Division
The Drainage Division
Accordingly the following parties are not granted Interested Party Status:
The Manx Electricity Authority

### Recommendation

Recommended Decision: Permitted

Date of Recommendation: 11.04.2008

### Conditions and Notes for Approval / Reasons and Notes for Refusal

C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions

## R : Reasons for refusal

### 0 : Notes attached to refusals

C 1. The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.

C 2. This approval relates to the conservatory extension as proposed in the submitted documents and drawings 00347 / 1,00347 / 2,00347 / 3,00347 / 4 and 00347 / 5 all received on 22nd February 2008.

N 1. There are Underground Cables/Overhead Lines present in the area indicated in you Planning Application. Please contact our Network Operations Department, Manx Electricity Authority, (Tel. 687687) to discuss working practices around Cables and Overhead Lines which may be required to be diverted before any work can be carried out on site.

Contact the M.E.A. for Electrical Site Safety 5 documents, (Tel. 687766), before any work is carried out on site. All work to be carried out with reference to Health and Safety Executive Guidance Notes HS(G)47 \& GS6.

N 2. There must be No discharge of surface water (directly or indirectly) from this proposed development to any foul drainage system(s) so as to comply with the requirements of the Department of Transport Drainage Division and the Sewerage Act 1999.

It is noted that the surface water from the property is to be discharged via a soakaway. The use of soakaways are subject to Building Control approval and if this approval is not granted, the Drainage Division would not give permission for the discharge of surface water into the existing foul system and an alternative means of disposal would have to be sought.

I confirm that this decision accords with Government Circular No 31/07 (Delegation of Functions to Senior Planning Officer)

Decision Made : Permitted
Date :

Signed :
Mrs F Mullen
Senior Planning Officer

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